psychosis Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients with a diagnosis of *first episode psychosis* suggestive for the diagnosis schizophrenia are eligible to participate in the study. Age between 18 and 40 years. Patients may be inpatients or outpatients. Appearance of first symptoms not longer than 3 years ago.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any other psychiatric or neurological diseases. Use of hard drugs as cocaine or heroin. Alcohol addiction. Subjects will also be excluded when they cannot understand the Dutch language sufficiently to understand the purposes and implications of the experiment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • To investigate the interaction between cognitive capacities and emotional capacities in schizophrenia. • To investigate whether patients with schizophrenia differ from healthy controls in their selective attention and the influence of an affective component on selective attention function. • To investigate whether patients with schizophrenia differ from healthy controls in their working memory and the influence of an affective component on working memory function. • To investigate whether patients with schizophrenia differ from healthy controls in their long-term visual memory and the influence of an affective component on long-term visual memory function. • To investigate whether patients with schizophrenia differ from healthy controls in their long-term verbal memory and the influence of an affective component on long-term verbal memory function. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • To study whether there is an impact of pharmacological treatment and actual psychopathology on the interaction between cognitive capacities and emotional capacities in schizophrenia. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed